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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Biography

Started playing tennis at age 5...Kohde is her name from birth, Kilsch is the name of her adoptive father, Jurgen, an attorney; has a younger sister, Katrin, 18...Enjoys all sports but is particularly fond of skiing, swimming, soccer and track-and-field...Likes impressionist paintings.

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1981 - Handed Navratilova one of her rare 1r losses 26 64 76 at 1981 Oakland, going on to reach QF
1987 - W/Graf, completed one of tennis' greatest comebacks at Fed Cup, rallying from a 16 04 deficit to record a 16 75 64 triumph over Evert/Shriver to clinch title
1988 - Had arthroscopic surgery on left knee during Wimbledon and did not return to tour until US Open
1990 - At Austrian Open, d. McQuillan in final to win eighth career title and second Austrian Open
1992 - Reached QF at Brisbane with wins over Kidowaki, Rajchrtova and Pratt before falling to McQuillan; d. McQuillan later in year in 1r of Wimbledon; incurred hip injury at end of 1992
1993 - Tried, but unable to play at Australian Open (due to late 1992 hip injury); did not play another match entire year